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Thanks to everyone who attended Tuesday’s SNAP Coalition meeting, and HUGE thanks to Congressman Jim McGovern for attending and sharing with us the battles ahead to protect and defend SNAP.  Below are some of the materials shared in the meeting, brief updates and some quick ACTION steps! Under…

Our next Coalition meeting will be on Tuesday, June 25 from 10-11:30. Agenda to come!  Summer EBT resources - MLRI slides from today’s training & DTA resources Here are the slides from today’s training. DTA FAQs and fliers in 12 languages are…

Timely updates below! Please join us on Tuesday for a special Coalition meeting! Massachusetts Summer EBT plan approved by USDA - Tues. June 11 special Coalition meeting & next steps! We are thrilled to share that DTA got federal approval to launch Summer EBT. Summer EBT is a new,…

Free Test Kits The federal website for ordering free COVID test kits announced that it is suspending ordering on Friday. Orders submitted through Sept 1 will still be honored. https://www.covid.gov/tests Ordering through this program will be suspended on Friday, September 2 because…

For Immediate Release - June 20, 2014 Patrick Administration Announces Steps to Ensure Equity in Health Care Coverage for Gender Dysphoria BOSTON The Patrick Administration today announced reforms to health care insurance coverage to ensure that Massachusetts residents who need transgender…

The clock is ticking - June 30th is the deadline for School Districts to notify the Mass Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) they wish to participate in the federal Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and provide free lunch and breakfast to all children in one or more schools,…

As you know, the new computer eligibility system is still broken & MassHealth continues to refine the "work-arounds" to provide benefits in the meantime. Until recently most non-citizens who do not have an eligible immigration status, applied for benefits after Jan. 1, 2014 & were…

Did you know that there are 880 elementary and secondary schools in Massachusetts - of nearly 2,000 schools - that have high percentages of low income students and could be providing free breakfast and lunches to ALL students in the school or throughout the school district? Community…

Hospital presumptive eligibility. A May MassHealth provider bulletin describes coverage under a new process called hospital-determined presumptive eligibility. Participating hospitals can make a preliminary decision that someone is likely to be eligible for MassHealth Standard, or CarePlus…

An important announcement from the Massachusetts Health Care Training Forum on how children receiving (AA) assistance or temporary coverage can receive behavioral health services:   See the May 2014 MassHealth All Provider Bulletin 245 for information on how…